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Back in 2016, during the campaign leading up to the United Kingdom’s referendum on EU membership, The Guardian published an article entitled “Is there a secret plan to create an EU army?” The article addressed Eurosceptic claims...

As elections for the European Parliament are now less than 6 months away, Brussels is buzzing with the question that everyone wants answered: who will be the next President of the European Commission? With the center right...

The EU’s long sought magic wand for containing illegal migration flows is the policy of externalization: the outsourcing of migration policies to third countries, a widely criticized solution which significantly contradicts the...

Ever since the so-called “refugee crisis” of 2015, the topics of asylum, international protection, and irregular immigration have been at the forefront of the European Union’s political debates. Recently, tensions in the rhetoric...

Italians have taken to polls this weekend to vote in what many are considering to be a test not only the for their country, but also for the future of Europe. This election has proven to be a test not only for the ruling...

Migration has been at the center of debates regarding reforming the European Union ever since a ‘refugee crisis’ hit the continent more than three years ago. Reforming the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) has been on both the...

The Arctic is melting, and melting fast. In times of starving polar bears going viral, the Arctic has become global climate change’s canary in a coal mine. Over the last ten years, the European Union has also felt an Arctic...

Diasporas have long been seen by scholars and practitioners of international relations as an important diplomacy tool. A large, active, and politically engaged diaspora can often be used to influence another country’s politics,...

On October 24, the European Commission (EC) unveiled its working program for 2018, and once again it completely avoids using terminology such as “refugees” or “asylum seekers.” While this does not necessarily mean that Europe is...

With low growth, chronic unemployment, and crippling public debt, Italy checks all the boxes for a looming financial crisis. Yet, with its upcoming elections next year and the rise of new players in Italian politics, the country...